Watching torrential rain fall yesterday afternoon I found myself musing on a scenario, and a look at TLOTG left me unsure as to the correct interpratation in law....
Imagine this - blue player running flat out towards goal line. Several red players are between him and the goal line preparing to tackle. The pitch is very wet indeed and blue decides to hit the deck and slide into in goal from some distance out, say 4/5metres. As he surfs towards the line red players find him impossible to tackle and he slides over the line.
LOTG say in Law 14 that a player who is not tackled but who goes to ground while holding the ball.....must act immediately and get up, pass or release it.
So, try or penalty kick for not complying with Law14?
I have given many tries for a short slide in, but this feels different. A momentum try of course only applies following a tackle made short of the line.
Imagine this - blue player running flat out towards goal line. Several red players are between him and the goal line preparing to tackle. The pitch is very wet indeed and blue decides to hit the deck and slide into in goal from some distance out, say 4/5metres. As he surfs towards the line red players find him impossible to tackle and he slides over the line.
LOTG say in Law 14 that a player who is not tackled but who goes to ground while holding the ball.....must act immediately and get up, pass or release it.
So, try or penalty kick for not complying with Law14?
I have given many tries for a short slide in, but this feels different. A momentum try of course only applies following a tackle made short of the line.